"film depicts the Battle of the Alamo and the events leading up to it. Sam Houston leads the forces fighting for Texas independence and needs time to build an army. The opposing Mexican forces, led by General Santa Anna, are numerically stronger and also better armed and trained. Nevertheless, the Texans have spirit and morale remains generally high. Lieutenant Colonel William Travis is tasked with defending the Alamo, a former mission in San Antonio. Jim Bowie comes with reinforcements and the defenders dig in. Meanwhile, Davy Crockett arrives with a group of Tennesseeans. Santa Anna's armies arrive and surround the"
"formed urging MGM to restore ""The Alamo"" from the deteriorating 70mm elements. This garnered some publicity from KENS-TV in San Antonio, and attention from filmmakers such as J. J. Abrams, Matt Reeves, Rian Johnson, Guillermo del Toro, Alfonso Cuarón, and Alejandro González Iñárritu. In his 2014 biography of Wayne, ""John Wayne: The Life and Legend"" author Scott Eyman states that the full-length Toronto print has deteriorated to the point where it is now unusable. The Alamo (1960 film) The Alamo is a 1960 American historical epic war film about the 1836 Battle of the Alamo produced and directed by John"
"""City That Never Sleeps"" (1953), and that of Uncle Bawley in ""Giant"" (1956), which also features Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean. Wills was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for his role as Davy Crockett's companion ""Beekeeper"" in the film ""The Alamo"" (1960). However, his aggressive campaign for the award was considered tasteless by many, including the film's star/director/producer John Wayne, who publicly apologized for Wills. Wills' publicity agent, W.S. ""Bow-Wow"" Wojciechowicz, accepted blame for the ill-advised effort, claiming that Wills had known nothing about it. The Oscar was instead won by Peter Ustinov for"
"Alamo Village Alamo Village is a movie set and tourist attraction north of Brackettville, Texas, United States. It was the first movie location built in Texas, originally constructed for and best known as the setting for ""The Alamo"" (1960), directed by John Wayne and starring Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey and Frankie Avalon. The set was built by James T. ""Happy"" Shahan of Brackettville, who in 1995 was named the ""Father of the Texas movie industry"" by Governor George W. Bush. Shahan began building the set on his ranch in September, 1957 for Wayne, who had tried for years to"
"removed its website, ending an era. Alamo Village reopened briefly for the summer in 2010 with limited hours and no shows, stores or restaurants, but closed again within a few months. Corpus Christi, Texas business man David Jones is in the process of raising funds to reopen the site. Alamo Village Alamo Village is a movie set and tourist attraction north of Brackettville, Texas, United States. It was the first movie location built in Texas, originally constructed for and best known as the setting for ""The Alamo"" (1960), directed by John Wayne and starring Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey and"
"(1949), ""The Quiet Man"" (1952), ""The Wings of Eagles"" (1957), and ""The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance"" (1962) with James Stewart. The first movie in which he called someone ""Pilgrim,"" Ford's ""The Searchers"" (1956), is often considered to contain Wayne's finest and most complex performance. Wayne was nominated as the producer of Best Picture for ""The Alamo"" (1960), one of two films he directed. The other was ""The Green Berets"" (1968), the only major film made during the Vietnam War in support of the war. During the filming of ""The Green Berets"", the Degar or Montagnard people of Vietnam's Central"
"Wayne, producer). Its successful bid for several Oscar nominations over such films as ""Psycho"" and ""Spartacus"" was largely due to intense lobbying by producer John Wayne. Dimitri Tiomkin won the best original score Golden Globe award. The movie was selected by the National Board of Review as one of the year's ten best films. The picture won the Bronze Wrangler award as the best theatrical motion picture of the year from the Western Heritage Awards. ""The Alamo"" premiered at its 70 mm roadshow length of 202 minutes, including overture, intermission, and exit music, but was severely cut for wide release."
"Jack Pennick Ronald Jack Pennick (December 7, 1895 – August 16, 1964) was an American film actor. After working as a gold miner as a young man, he appeared in over 140 films between 1926 and 1962. Pennick was a leading member of the informal John Ford Stock Company, appearing in dozens of the director's films. Pennick also drilled the military extras in John Wayne's ""The Alamo"" (1960). Pennick was born in Portland, Oregon, the son of gold miner Albert R. and Bessie (Murray) Pennick. He and his first wife, Grechin, had two children by the time he was twenty."
"United States to assist in teaching about the Alamo. In 1960, the world premiere was held at the Woodlawn Theatre in San Antonio, Texas. The film does little to explain the causes of the Texas Revolution or why the battle took place. Alamo historian Timothy Todish said ""there is not a single scene in ""The Alamo"" which corresponds to a historically verifiable incident."" Historians James Frank Dobie and Lon Tinkle demanded their names be removed as historical advisors. Wayne's daughter Aissa wrote, ""I think making ""The Alamo"" became my father's own form of combat. More than an obsession, it was"
"on the circled wagons of the Army and settlers were shot by John Ford, whom Wayne had asked to finish the film; Ford was uncredited for this work. In 1870, at a remote ranch in the Arizona Territory, homesteader Angie Lowe (Geraldine Page) and her six-year-old son Johnny (Lee Aaker) come upon a stranger (John Wayne) on foot, carrying only his saddle bags and a rifle. The man tells them only his last name, Lane, and that he was riding dispatch for the US Army Cavalry. He had lost his horse in an encounter with some Indians. Angie tells Lane"
"In 1956, he signed with United Artists; UA would contribute $2.5 million to the movie's development and serve as distributor. In exchange, Batjac was to contribute an additional $1.5–2.5 million, and Wayne would star in the movie. Wayne secured the remainder of the financing from wealthy Texans who insisted the movie be shot in Texas. In an interview in the UK with Robert Robinson after the movie was finished Wayne admitted he invested $1,500,000 of his own money in The Alamo and believed it was a good investment. The movie set, later known as Alamo Village, was constructed near Brackettville,"
"to the 1960 [[John Wayne]] film [[The Alamo (1960 film)|""The Alamo""]], which was full of historical inaccuracies and did not show the human side of the Mexican troops who defeated the [[Texian]] forces at the [[Battle of the Alamo]]. The song has a driving drum beat and funky bass and shows Shacklock’s fondness for [[African-American music]] and [[American Old West|Wild West]] shoot outs. The song composition interpolates ""Per qualche dollaro in più"" by [[Ennio Morricone]], from the music soundtrack for the film ""[[For a Few Dollars More]]"" (stated on album credits). [[Category:1972 songs]] [[Category:Billboard Dance Club Songs number-one singles]] [[Category:1984"
"turned it down and gave the script to Boone while they were making the film ""Ten Wanted Men."" The show ran from 1957–63, with Boone receiving two more Emmy nominations, in 1959 and 1960. Boone starred in four movies with John Wayne: ""The Alamo"" as Sam Houston, ""Big Jake"", and ""The Shootist"". Boone appeared on Broadway in 1959, starring as Abraham Lincoln in “The Rivalry”. During the 1960s, Boone appeared regularly on other television programs. He was an occasional guest panelist and also a mystery guest on ""What's My Line?"", the Sunday night CBS-TV quiz show. On that show, he"
"songs, ""The Faithful Kind"" and ""Gee Whiz Whillikins Golly Gee""; both were released as singles. Ladd announced he would reteam Avalon and his daughter in ""Six Steps to Freedom"" but the film was never made. Rushes for ""Timberland"" were seen by John Wayne, who was looking for a young actor to play the (fictitious) role of ""Smitty"" in his passion project, ""The Alamo"" (1960). Avalon was cast in his second dramatic part. After making the film Wayne told the press ""We're not cutting one bit of any scene in which Frankie appears. I believe he is the finest young talent"
"raping and murdering a white girl. It was erroneously marketed as a suspense film by Warners and was not a commercial success. During 1960, Ford made his third TV production, ""The Colter Craven Story"", a one-hour episode of the network TV show ""Wagon Train"", which included footage from Ford's ""Wagon Master"" (on which the series was based). He also visited the set of ""The Alamo"", produced, directed by, and starring John Wayne, where his interference caused Wayne to send him out to film second-unit scenes which were never used (nor intended to be used) in the film. ""Two Rode Together"""
"contact or emotional harmony between actors in a dramatic sequence. Because of the nature of Cinerama, if the film were shown in flat-screen projection, it would appear as if the actors made no eye contact, at all. One brief scene of Mexican soldiers was generously sourced by John Wayne from the 1960 version of ""The Alamo"", in which he starred, produced, and directed. Stuntman Bob Morgan, husband of Yvonne De Carlo, was injured seriously and lost a leg during a break in filming a gunfight on a moving train while filming ""The Outlaws"" portion. Chains holding logs on a flat-bed"
"but was unable to take his script with him. That script was later rewritten and made into the movie ""The Last Command"" with Jim Bowie the character of focus. Wayne and producer Robert Fellows formed their own production company, Batjac. As Wayne developed his vision of what a movie about the Alamo should be, he concluded he did not want to risk seeing that vision changed; he would produce and direct the movie himself, though not act in it. However, he was unable to enlist financial support for the project without the presumptive box-office guarantee his on-screen appearance would provide."
"the late 1930s to the mid-1940s, Williams appeared in supporting roles in a number of A-pictures, sometimes with high billing, such as ""You Only Live Once"", and in Columbia's first Technicolor film, ""The Desperadoes"" (1943). Williams was frequently teamed with Alan Hale, Sr. as sidekicks to Errol Flynn in several of his pictures. In 1960, he was cast in the epic film ""The Alamo"" and in ""Home from the Hill"" with Robert Mitchum. His last role was opposite his close friend John Wayne and Stuart Whitman in ""The Comancheros"". He was married to three actresses, the first being silent film"
"After military service, Robbins moved to Bandera, a small community west of San Antonio which calls itself ""The Cowboy Capital of the World"". He worked there for a time as a wrangler at the Dixie Dude Ranch until he was offered a speaking but unnamed role as one of the Tennessee Volunteers in John Wayne's epic ""The Alamo"", which was filmed not in San Antonio but near Brackettville in Kinney County in south central Texas. In ""The Alamo"", Robbins was involved in a short dialogue repeated several times during the film: a fellow-Tennessean would review a developing situation and ask"
"Pilar Pallete Pilar Pallete (born September 3, 1928) is a Peruvian actress and the third wife of the American actor John Wayne. Pallete was born as the daughter of a Peruvian senator in the Paita Port (northern Peru). She married and divorced professional big-game hunter Richard Weldy. She met John Wayne, 21 years her senior, in Lima, Peru, in 1953, while still married to Weldy. Wayne was in Peru scouting locations for ""The Alamo"". In 1953, Pallete came to Los Angeles to dub a film in English, when she ran into John Wayne for the second time. A year later"
"The Appaloosa The Appaloosa (also known as Southwest to Sonora) is a 1966 American Western film Technicolor (set in the 1870s) from Universal Pictures starring Marlon Brando, Anjanette Comer and John Saxon, who was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of a Mexican bandit. The film was directed by Sidney J. Furie, and shot in California, Utah, and Arizona. The 2008 ""Appaloosa"" film (starring Ed Harris and Viggo Mortensen) is not related to this film, although it has a similar title. Based on the 1963 book by Robert MacLeod, the title character is a"
"the Alamo during the Texas Revolution of 1836. A labor of love for Wayne, ""The Alamo"" cost Wayne much of his personal fortune. Among Batjac's other productions are ""Hondo"", ""Cahill U.S. Marshal"", ""Big Jake"", ""McLintock!"", ""The Green Berets"", ""Seven Men from Now"", and ""McQ"". Because of a production/distribution deal with Warner Bros. and United Artists, Batjac was allowed to retain all rights to four Wayne films: the WB-distributed ""The High and the Mighty"", ""Hondo"", ""Island in the Sky"", and the UA-distributed ""McLintock!"". It also held full copyright ownership in several non-John Wayne movies, ""Seven Men from Now"", ""Man in the"
"Morgan Ryker with great effect, director George Stevens making good use of Dierkes' craggy features. Alongside his 'brother' Rufus (Emile Meyer) and Jack Wilson (Jack Palance) he makes up a trio of villainous characters who are despatched by the title character, Shane, in the final bar room shootout. One of his more memorable scenes is in the 1960 film, ""The Alamo"". Dierkes portrays a Tennessean named Jocko, who is torn between leaving before the attack to care for his blind wife, or staying to support the Texans' cause. Understanding that if Jocko stays to fight she will likely be widowed,"
"fifty years. Many members of the staff recalls many highlights of the early movie operations such as the time that Pedro Gonzalez appeared while filming the John Wayne classic, The Alamo. The theater was integrated during the 1960s. After integration patrons could sit anywhere in the theater; 40 cents upstairs or 50 cents downstairs. Slowly over time this once grand establishment with smartly dressed ushers and a bright neon sign became a ghost of years past. Through the dust one could still see the gilded fittings of the Brauntex, but the seats were broken and the theater reeked of cigarette"
"The Man from the Alamo The Man from the Alamo is a 1953 American Technicolor Western film directed by Budd Boetticher starring Glenn Ford, Julie Adams and Chill Wills. During the siege at the Alamo, John Stroud (Glenn Ford) is the only man who chooses to leave the fort and check on his family and warn other families of the mission's defenders of the impending arrival of General Santa Anna. But when everyone who stayed at the Alamo is wiped out by the Mexicans, Stroud is therefore branded a coward. When Stroud returns to his family, he finds that they"
"of 1961. ""Remember the Alamo"" was written by Jane Bowers and was presented to John Wayne for possible inclusion in the soundtrack for his movie epic, ""The Alamo"". It was ultimately passed over for ""The Green Leaves of Summer"" by The Brothers Four. It was later recorded by Johnny Cash. At the Grammy Awards of 1960 ""The Kingston Trio At Large"" won the first Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording. It was also nominated in the ""Best Vocal Group or Chorus"" category. An RIAA gold album award was presented on January 19, 1961. Only the 1962 compilation"
"the John Wayne film ""The Alamo"" (1960), ""Two Rode Together"" (1961), ""Bandolero!"" (1968), ""Barbarosa"" (1982), ""Lonesome Dove"" (1989), and ""Bad Girls"" (1994). Brackettville is located at (29.315349, -100.415120). American Eagle Airlines serve the Brackettville/ Kinney County area via Del Rio International Airport in Del Rio, Texas. The airport services the Middle Rio Grande region. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,876 people, 618 households, and 438 families residing in the city. The population density was 591.8 people per square"
"to John Ford, for whom Lyons would do some of his finest work. Lyons' reputation as a stunt coordinator is comparable to that of acknowledged master Yakima Canutt, with whom Lyons partnered on numerous occasions. Lyons' most noted work was the massive and dynamic battle sequences of Wayne's ""The Alamo"". Lyons was married from 1938 to 1955 to actress Beth Marion, with whom he had two sons. He died in 1974 at 72, not long after coordinating stunts for Wayne's ""The Train Robbers"". Cliff Lyons (actor) Clifford William Lyons (born near Clarno Township, Lake County, South Dakota 1 July 1901"
"Signoret and Heather Sears co-starred as Lampton's married lover and eventual wife respectively. It was the third most popular movie at the British box office in 1959 and a hit in the USA. Harvey followed it with a musical, ""Expresso Bongo"" (1959), a film best remembered for introducing Cliff Richard. ""Room at the Top"" led to Hollywood offers starting with John Wayne's epic ""The Alamo"" (1960). Harvey was John Wayne's personal choice to play Alamo commandant William Barret Travis. He had been impressed by Harvey's talent and ability to project the aristocratic demeanor Wayne believed Travis possessed. Harvey and Wayne"
"a success and Wayne lost his personal investment. He sold his rights to United Artists, which had released it, and it made back its money. Critical response was mixed, from the ""New York Herald Tribune""'s four-star ""A magnificent job...Visually and dramatically, ""The Alamo"" is top-flight,"" to ""Time"" magazine's ""flat as Texas."" The film has a score of 50% on Rotten Tomatoes. The film is thought to have been denied awards because Academy voters were alienated by an overblown publicity campaign, particularly one ""Variety"" ad claiming that the film's cast was praying harder for Chill Wills to win his award than"
"from near Spofford to connect with the Mexican National Railroad at the Rio Grande. A large Civilian Conservation Corps camp constructed adjacent to Fort Clark helped to employ some people during the Great Depression. With the onset of World War II wool and mohair were in demand for the defense industries. Fort Clark was closed in 1946. James T. “Happy” Shahan constructed Alamo Village on his ranch near Brackettville during the late 1950s, for filming of the 1960 John Wayne epic ""The Alamo"". Preserved as a tourist attraction, Alamo Village continued to serve as a set for hundreds of movies"
"Raoul Walsh Raoul A. Walsh (March 11, 1887December 31, 1980) was an American film director, actor, founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and the brother of the silent screen actor George Walsh. He was known for portraying John Wilkes Booth in the silent classic ""The Birth of a Nation"" (1915) and for directing such films as ""The Big Trail"" (1930), starring John Wayne, ""High Sierra"" (1941), starring Ida Lupino and Humphrey Bogart; and ""White Heat"" (1949), starring James Cagney and Edmond O'Brien. He directed his last film in 1964. Walsh was born in New"
"Edward Donno Edward Donno (July 24, 1935October 19, 2014) was an American stunt performer known for his participation in several ""Star Trek"" productions, being the films """", """" and """", as well as an episode of """". Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Donno was originally a moderately successful singer in his region before travelling to Texas in the 1960s to visit a friend on the set of ""The Alamo"", where he acquired a role as an extra. He was befriended John Wayne in the process, and went on to do stunts on several of his films, including ""McLintock!"" and ""The Green"